ST. LOUIS — Forest Park Forever, the private nonprofit that works in partnership with the City of St. Louis to restore and sustain Forest Park, announced today that it has received a gift of $200,000 from the Gertrude and William A. Bernoudy Foundation to improve access to the Park at its southwest corner — where McCausland Ave., Clayton Rd., Oakland Ave., Skinker Blvd. and I-64 converge — and along Oakland Ave.

This $200,000 gift from the Bernoudy Foundation, combined with a commitment of $200,000 in Ward Capital Improvement funds designated by Aldermen Lyda Krewson (28th Ward) and Scott Ogilvie (24th Ward), is being utilized as the local match required to obtain the $1.6 million in federal dollars awarded to the City of St Louis. Together, these funds will make the $2 million improvement project in Forest Park along its border possible....